I need new tires for my V - the stocks lasted 7200 miles but the rear is getting pretty bad. I was hoping to wait until after the first of the year, but I don't think I'll be able to.

80% of the miles are commuting to work and around town. The other 20% are pleasure miles with a little bit of gravel roads thrown in for fun.

My main requirements are good lifespan, good handling in wet & cold (I ride year round) and overall good performance.

Thoughts?

I have Pilot Road 2 on rear, Storm on front. I was looking for Storms, but could not find a rear. Both awesome tires on wet roads. I recently tested them for performance in cold weather... and it's awesome again :) After "warming" them up for 10-15 minutes I can lean without problems at 0 Celsius.
If I were you I would buy Storms, they are cheaper than PR2 and give the same performance. For context, I changed the stock tires around 7000km (rear was having gauges in it, I was not sure I will make it home, front was okay). The present ones have about 12,000 km (half of that 2 up, twisties 80%, rest is city, slab and couple hundred km of gravel). They both look great, I am sure I can get another 7000 or more out of them.

Actually, these cool sights are located near the small Texas town of Hunt. Its about 110 miles or so west of San Antonio. If you Google search "Stone Henge II", you can read about the man who built these monuments with the help of friends. Its free to visit, & as you can see, you can walk right up to them.

The trip there & back was a blast! The roads in the Texas Hill Country are made for motorcycles. The only negative for the Versys was the seat. It was a little over 200 miles round trip, which is far for me, but I know a lot of you guys would consider it a trip around the block. If any of you are considering a road trip to Texas, the hill country is one of the best places to ride!

Actually, these cool sights are located near the small Texas town of Hunt. Its about 110 miles or so west of San Antonio. If you Google search "Stone Henge II", you can read about the man who built these monuments with the help of friends. Its free to visit, & as you can see, you can walk right up to them.

The trip there & back was a blast! The roads in the Texas Hill Country are made for motorcycles. The only negative for the Versys was the seat. It was a little over 200 miles round trip, which is far for me, but I know a lot of you guys would consider it a trip around the block. If any of you are considering a road trip to Texas, the hill country is one of the best places to ride!

Not much activity on the thread lately I took the Versys out yesterday afternoon for what will most likely be the last ride of the season. Did a little 170 mile loop from Bozeman through the south end of the Big Belt mountains. Even though nights are below freezing, it was a mid 60's sunny kind of day with no wind. A little snow alongside the highways in the passes, but road surface was dry. The bugs were all out for a last hurrah and me and the bike were pretty well coated with a variety of formerly flying insects. Still amazed by how well the bike handles a variety of roads. Sorry, no pics

Ok, so I have found some pics online of these installed on a BMW bike. I think these would look really good on the Versys, and from reading a couple of the posts, would do the job of protecting your hands from wind and light rain. Here is the link... http://www.bmwk1200s.com/forum/viewt...a3066&start=25